Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva paid his last respects on Tuesday to Pelé during a wake for the former Brazil international on the pitch at FC Santos where the player rose to prominence as a teenager in the late 1950s. Lula took office on Sunday in a ceremony that began with a minute's silence for the former striker who died on 29 December from cancer.
Less than 48 hours later inside the Vila Belmiro stadium, a visibly moved Lula and First Lady Rosangela da Silva paused before Pelé's coffin and embraced Marcia Cibele Aoki - Pelé's widow - and other family members.
